Huge 90s band reunites for special gig three decades on from massive hit and drug scandal
A BAND that was huge in the 90s has revealed they will be reuniting for a special gig three decades on from when they released their last big hit.
808 State is an electronic music group which formed in Manchester in 1987.
They contributed heavily to what went on to become the techno and EDM scene in the UK.
Now the trio is back and ready to boogie with Londoners in October.
The band have announced they will be playing at the iconic Dingwalls in Camden Lock – which is where the punk scene got kickstarted.
And there are already less than 100 tickets left.
Fans were left delighted by previous announcements of DJ sets the band played this summer.
A few shared on social media that they “can’t wait” for the event.
Another previously wrote: “Loved you all so much!! Fabulous show.”
The group was formed by Graham Massey, Martin Price and Gerald Simpson.
When Gerald left to work on his own side project, DJs Andrew Barker and Darren Partington stepped in.
However the latter was sentenced to 18 months in jail in 2015 for selling heroin and crack cocaine.
He was a recreational drug user and owed £300 to his dealer, who then threatened him and persuaded him to work it off by dealing himself, the Manchester Evening News reported.
Massey and Barker continued to perform as 808 State, and they toured a 30th-anniversary live set at the end of 2018.
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